What about a greyhound? Quiet, beautiful dog, perfectly happy sleeping under a blanket all day. Perfect. Plenty need rehoming unfortunately too.
crackin little dog is that…the whippet i mean
bazza123:
What about a greyhound? Quiet, beautiful dog, perfectly happy sleeping under a blanket all day. Perfect. Plenty need rehoming unfortunately too.
gotta be careful with ex racers,they have a split personality…great big dopey things most of the time,but if they see something small and furry they just want to kill it 
Bewick:
Circa 1968 21 year old with my dog “Judy” a pedigree Whippet that I bought for 1 shilling (5p)(another story!) while I was still at school in '63,she was 2 year old at the time and went everywhere with me,she had to stay at home when I started at Brady’s but when I got my first motor she resumed her travels,did 000’s, of miles in my D1000 up and down to London,but with one difference,I stayed in digs,which is an alien concept these days !! She didn’t cast a hair either and was quite happy in the cab,good judge of a character as well,she put the [zb] up one or two that whipped open the passenger cab door now and again.However when I had to pack up driving and had to remain in the office she was getting on a bit so was quite happy to lie on a rug under my desk.I had to “put her to sleep” in late’75 aged 14,but she sure had been a great pal over the years and when the next new tractor arrived (an ERF “A” series Jan '76) I gave it the fleet name “JUDY” and true to form it was one of the most reliable,hard working,motors we had ever run !! Cheers Bewick.
hiya,
Tell you what that’s a canny hound, and the driver’s almost as bonny as I was at that tender age.
thanks harry long retired.
My neighbour a farmer,has crushed his dog,while moving machinery or fertilser bags,the dog was sniffing after mouse and rat smells like they do,the dog is no more.
My uncle also crushed his St.Bernard while it was sleeping under the farm trailer,died too,a grown man can cry for days with the loss of a dog.
My parents let their Cocker dry off in a cold garge after swimming in sea or after a walk,it died of water on the lungs,and heart attack.
dowahdiddyman:
mickyblue:
toby1234abc:
For a companion,can`t make friends with my own race,which is best,a Patterdale,Jack Russel,Cocker or Springer Spaniel,all good for less hairs to clean up.
The Dutch and German drivers used to go all over Europe with a cab canine,beats taking the wife.Lhasa Apso. The dogs are great and they never molt
THIS,got 2 of the little buggers, amazing little things.
Third vote for the Lhaso Apso.
Took my Springer out once, she spent the entire 2 days stuck to the back wall of the cab absolutely cacking it. The cab stank and was full of hair so never took her again. Shame, as I enjoyed having her with me.
If it’s not a Springer, it’s just a dog…
alamcculloch:
WHat about having a sheep best of all worlds and they dont answer back.
Might look a bit silly laying naked in bed with wellies on 
Besides , they are always bleating about something
commonrail:
bazza123:
What about a greyhound? Quiet, beautiful dog, perfectly happy sleeping under a blanket all day. Perfect. Plenty need rehoming unfortunately too.gotta be careful with ex racers,they have a split personality…great big dopey things most of the time,but if they see something small and furry they just want to kill it
Was told this at a rspca center, was thinking of getting one but when they found I had a couple of Lhasas they said it was a no-no as ex racers are used to chasing small furry things and would possibly kill my Lhasas.
I had a staff I used to bring him with me good as gold but kept munching my biscuits.
commonrail:
bazza123:
What about a greyhound? Quiet, beautiful dog, perfectly happy sleeping under a blanket all day. Perfect. Plenty need rehoming unfortunately too.gotta be careful with ex racers,they have a split personality…great big dopey things most of the time,but if they see something small and furry they just want to kill it
Hence the clue in the name grey’hound’. There are loads of ex racing greyhounds looking for new homes when their career is finished & they can make great companions in the right circumstances, but as the name sugests they are still hunters!! 
they certainly can make good house dogs,but prospective owners should be aware of what they are capable of.
Id love to take my rotta but he sheds like a beast and needs too ■■■ every 2 hours, so no good in a cab
Greyhounds are perfect for the cab, they are couch potatoes and need little exercise. Not all are vicious hunters though, but need watching till you know their character.
I took my Lira with me in the Magnum at Gauthier’s once. Lifted her into the cab ok but she was too nervous to jump out again into my arms. I had to pull up alongside a flat trailer and get her to walk across and then to the tail end where she allowed me to lift her down.
This is her, bottom right, along with my Lurcher, Lurch (yes, I know, but that was what he came with and answered to it ) and Match, the Breton Spaniel. All three lived to the age of 14.
My current dog, Ramona, is a Beauceron, a strong French breed developed for guarding sheep from wolf attack, like Rotties, but as gentle as anything although having a tendency for a very fierce teethbaring at anything which displeases her. Ideal for the cab. Except that she sheds loads of thick fur, winter and summer, in fact I sweep the floor and use it for kindling to start the fire every morning, I kid you not, haven’t used little sticks since she arrived.
I would think that the best of the non shedding large breeds would be a Standard Caniche. Most of you will know this as a Poodle but the original standard version, when not cut into silly pom poms as Anglo Saxons tend to treat them are cuddly and courageous at the same time. Just the thing for an Alpine night when the night heater packs up. 
Of course we have been talking about companions. To me now, in my new occupation, they are loads. I transport them all over France, have always managed to structure a journey to avoid sleeping with them, except one, a 45kg Dobermann male. Nightmare. He woke me up every half hour for kisses. 
GOLDENDOODLE ,
hiya,
For a cab “pal” you can’t go wrong with a rough haired Jack Russell the smooth haired ones tend to cast their coats all the year round and for longevity I had “George” until he was nearly 22 years old and apart from annual injections he never cost me a penny in vets fees although nearly blind at the end of his life he was in reasonable health until he went to his box one night and had his last sleep, and I defy anybody to get in the cab when he came along with me he would have ripped the nose off anybody who had the nerve to stick it inside the door, the few cast hairs didn’t matter to me I never used the bunk so he had plenty of room when I left him overnight when I was in the digs but when driving he never sat down he stood on the passenger seat so if I did a hundred miles in one hit he stood for a hundred miles, best second mate I ever had, and he didn’t answer back.
thanks harry long retired.
hiya,
Thought I’d just bump this forward a bit there mustn’t be many doggie people on here, regarding dogs suitable as cab pals i wouldn’t consider a pit bull just imagine if it had had a bad night it may not let you in the cab in the morning imagine having to phone your Guvnor to explain why youv’e missed your timed delivery and him having to get the local zoo out to dart the thing so you can return to base to get the sack.
thanks harry long retired.
my ex wife, take her
This Cairn Terrier called Chippy came with me in the lorry over 40 years ago.He also went with my Dad in his lorry,loved being in a vehicle.
I still have a Cairn these days super little dogs.
I know this must of been asked many times,but how do I post a picture on here?
As I NEED to post a picture of my cab mut.
The wife is insisting.